Mariner of the Seas

[MoodyMin]

Hello,

I just cruised with Princess which was one of the best vacations I have ever been on. When looking for another "megaliner" I stumbled acrossed Mariner of the Seas, RCL's 142,000 ton megaliner. I am afraid to cruise with anyone but Princess because I enjoyed it so much, but I am willing to cruise this ship...can someone please tell me about this ship. Did you enjoy it? How was the service? The food okay? Were the rooms a nice size? Anything you can tell me would be nice...thanks!!!

Mindy

Caribbean Princess May 2004

[Psee]

We have cruised several times with Princess and RCL and both are great. We enjoy Princess for the dining choices and enjoyed the Mariner for all of the great choices as far as entertainment and fun things to do.

You won't be disappointed!

[url="http://members17.clubphoto.com/clifton791313/guest-1.phtml"]Mariner Pics[/url]

Mariner 01-11-04
Golden '02
Radiance '01
Century '00
Grand '00
Mercury '99
Grandeur '98
Atlantic '90
Atlantic '89

[MoodyMin]

Wow, those are some wonderful pictures you have. I noticed in the one picture of the pool it seemed to be crowded, did it really feel crowded like that? The only difference I see in this ship and the Caribbean Princess is the CP had 6 pools, whereas this one has 3.

[rjg41]

Note the link to our review below. Mariner and Navigator are the same ship except for decor and are almost identical to the other three Voyager class ships, Voyager, Explorer and Adventure.

Note you will not find an ice rink and ice show, rock wall, such a well designed dining room and buffet restaurant, full basketball court, and anything like the Promenade on a Princess ship.

Try RC, you'll like it.

Carnival Ecstasy, March 1993
Celebrity Millennium, Caribbean, Jan 2002
Coral Princess, Panama Canal Feb. 2, 2003 [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=887097554&m=6683066607&r=6683066607#6683066607"](Review)[/url]
Celebrity Summit, Alaska Land [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=268097554&m=1763035447"](Land Tour Review)[/url] & Sea [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=147097554&m=2043034547"](Cruise Review)[/url], Aug. 15,2003
Navigator of the Seas, Family Reunion, March 13, 2004
[url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=408097554&m=94910369&r=94910369#94910369"](Review)[/url]
Celebrity Infinity, Valparaiso(Santiago), Chile to Fort Lauderdale, via Panama Canal, Feb. 27, 2005
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[mitaxi]

Fantastic Pictures- wish I didn't have to wait till 2005


Mariner 7-10-2005

Paradise 2002

[TomCat32174]

Also on the Voyager class ships, one pool, the solarium, is only for adults.

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Until Mariner of the Seas


Navigator of the Seas 11/03
Explorer of the Seas 11/02
Royal Majesty 12/95
Costa Riviera 8/89 & 12/89
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GET OUT THERE!

[cruiseclues]

Mindy,

We have a Mariner of the Seas personal planning page, which has many links to Mariner of the Seas photo albums, personal cruise websites, menus, Compass, tons of message board review & information posts, and more. We continue to update the page:

[url="http://cruiseclues.com/shipstips/marineroftheseas.htm"]http://cruiseclues.com/shipstips/marineroftheseas.htm[/url]

It should keep you busy for a long time.

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Sitmar, RCCL, Costa, HAL, Princess, Royal Cruise Line, Celebrity, Renaissance, Disney, MSC Lirica
"We cannot change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails"

[rjg41]

This link to a site that provides a virtual tour of Mariner may be of assistance.
[url="http://www.virtualtoursusa.com/marinerseas.htm"]http://www.virtualtoursusa.com/marinerseas.htm[/url]

Carnival Ecstasy, March 1993
Celebrity Millennium, Caribbean, Jan 2002
Coral Princess, Panama Canal Feb. 2, 2003 [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=887097554&m=6683066607&r=6683066607#6683066607"](Review)[/url]
Celebrity Summit, Alaska Land [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=268097554&m=1763035447"](Land Tour Review)[/url] & Sea [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=147097554&m=2043034547"](Cruise Review)[/url], Aug. 15,2003
Navigator of the Seas, Family Reunion, March 13, 2004
[url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=408097554&m=94910369&r=94910369#94910369"](Review)[/url]
Celebrity Infinity, Valparaiso(Santiago), Chile to Fort Lauderdale, via Panama Canal, Feb. 27, 2005
[img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=ff0000&cdt=2005;2;27;21;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500[/img]